The First Marquis of Daxuan

Buy back the Five Elements Mountain?
Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, suddenly brightened up.

It looked at Wu Ma Tianzun with some amazement.

How come it never noticed before that Wu Ma Tianzun was such a great talent!
He had always thought about how to snatch the Five Elements Mountain back from Su Mu, but he never thought of buying it.

Yes.

I can totally buy back the Five Elements Mountain myself!
Use some items to buy back the Five Elements Mountain, and once you regain your strength, conquer the entire Yang Realm. Then everything will still be yours.

The best way is to take back the Five Elements Mountain without lifting a finger.

Wu Ma Tianzun is good, very good.

When I reach the summit, I will definitely promote Wu Ma Tianzun!

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, thought to himself.

"Wu Ma Tianzun, you surely know what the Five Elements Mountain means, don't you? It is the symbol of the Great Heavenly Venerable of the Yang Realm, and the supreme treasure of the Yang Realm."

Su Mu said with a serious expression, "Its significance to my Yang Realm is no less than the significance of the Wutian Staff to your Xu Realm."

Wu Ma Tianzun's eyelids twitched violently twice.

As soon as Su Mu said that, it knew that Su Mu was going to ask for an exorbitant amount.

It was tempted to give up, but when it thought about the role of the Five Elements Mountain in the eyes of Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, it sighed inwardly.

This is the kind of negotiation it dislikes the most.

Since they already know for sure that they want the Five Elements Mountain, the initiative is entirely in their hands, and you can't pretend you don't want it.

"I believe that nothing in the world is untradeable; if it is, it's because the price isn't right."

"Name your price; whether we can afford it is something we need to consider."

Wu Ma Tianzun said in a deep voice.

"I knew you were a smart man, Wu Ma Tianzun."

Su Mu laughed and said, "Since you've put it that way, it would be rather unreasonable of me to refuse."

Buying Wuxing Mountain is not out of the question.

To put it simply, the territories that the Void Realm has occupied, originally belonging to the Yang Realm, have been returned to their rightful owners.

Wu Ma Tianzun nodded slightly; this was still within his acceptable range.

Returning the place to the mortal realm is no big deal; at most, it just requires some effort to take it back later.

"Secondly, I want the Void Realm, a land spanning ten thousand miles."

Su Mu raised his second finger and said slowly.

Wu Ma Tianzun frowned involuntarily.

If they simply return the occupied territory in the Yang Realm, then the Xu Realm will have wasted its time and suffered no real loss.

The second condition is different.

We need the entire vast territory of the Ruins!
This means that the Void Realm will directly lose tens of thousands of miles of land.

Compared to the vast number of Void Beasts in the Void Realm, the Void Realm's territory was already insufficient.

That's why the Void Realm has always wanted to occupy the Yang Realm.

It's because their territory in the Ruins Realm is not enough that they want to expand their territory.

If, under such circumstances, another ten thousand miles of land were lost, it would only add fuel to the fire for the Void Realm.

Wu Ma Tianzun subconsciously turned around and glanced at Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts.

This request is excessive; it's beyond its control.

Even if they agreed to Su Mu's request, this vast territory could not come from their Wu Ma tribe. Since it was to help Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, these things naturally had to come from Zhu Tongtian.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, nodded slightly with a solemn expression.

Wu Ma Tianzun understood and nodded slightly.

"that's it?"

Wu Ma Tianzun looked at Su Mu and asked in a deep voice.

"how is this possible?"

Su Mu smiled faintly, "Do you think this little thing is enough to exchange for the Wutian Staff of your Void Realm?"

Can the Five Elements Mountain compare to the Wutian Staff?

Wu Ma Tianzun sneered inwardly.

It knew that Su Mu had his eye on their determination to obtain the Five Elements Mountain, so he was now making exorbitant demands.

Even knowing this, it had no way to change it.

Now I just hope Su Mu won't go too far.

If we can get our hands on the Five Elements Mountain, then this huge loss of face won't have been for nothing.

For a dignified Celestial Venerable to actually haggle with a human at the Heavenly Fate Realm, Wu Ma Celestial Venerable had done something unprecedented.

It's just that this matter isn't exactly honorable.

“What other conditions are there? State them clearly in one go.”

Wu Ma Tianzun suppressed his frustration and said.

"Third, within ten years, the Void Realm shall not invade the border."

Su Mu raised his third finger and said slowly.

He Tianzun looked at Su Mu, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

How could the Void Realm possibly agree to such a condition?
The biggest problem facing the Void Realm right now is that it lacks sufficient territory and resources to support the survival of its large number of Void Beasts, which is why they are so eager to expand their territory.

If war cannot be waged for ten years, how will the Ruins Realm survive these ten years?
If war were to be suspended for ten years, the Void Realm would likely descend into chaos.

The Void Realm is now venting its internal pressure outwards by attacking the Yang Realm.

Otherwise, the various beast tribes would have already been fighting each other.

Although He Tianzun also hoped that Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, would agree to this condition, he knew even more clearly that it was impossible.

Sure enough, before Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, could even speak, Wu Ma Tianzun had already firmly rejected Su Mu.

"Impossible, this condition won't work."

Wu Ma Tianzun said in a deep voice, "Change your terms."

"If it doesn't work, then forget it."

Su Mu said, "It's quite good for me to keep this Five Elements Mountain."

“Su Mu, you’re asking for an exorbitant price, so I’ll just negotiate on the spot. It’s just bargaining. If that’s how you are, then there’s no need for us to talk anymore.”

Wu Ma Tianzun said with a gloomy expression.

"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Anyway, I don't really care about this deal."

Su Mu said calmly.

Wu Ma Tianzun's expression grew increasingly gloomy.

That's exactly what it fears.

For Su Mu, selling Five Elements Mountain to the Void Realm was not a very necessary thing.

Therefore, this transaction was dispensable for Su Mu, but indispensable for the Void Realm.

In this way, the two sides cannot be equal in status.

They were in a completely disadvantaged position, with no bargaining power whatsoever.

"Su Mu, you think we are determined to get the Five Elements Mountain, but in fact, even without the Five Elements Mountain, our Void Realm can still crush your Yang Realm!"

Wu Ma Tianzun said in a deep voice, "I advise you to know when to stop."

I can promise you that we will give you another year. Within that year, our Void Realm army will not attack your Yang Realm.

"We'll see who lives and who dies a year from now."

"Five years."

Su Mudao.

"Three years, at most three years!"

Wu Ma Tianzun said through gritted teeth.

If it can hold on for another three years, the Void Realm can barely manage it.

"Three years it is then."

Su Mu sighed and said with a dissatisfied look, "Considering your sincerity, I will compromise and agree to three years."

"If you can meet these three conditions, what's wrong with giving you the Five Elements Mountain?"

"I want the real Five Elements Mountain, not a fake one!"

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, couldn't help but speak up.

They had been fooled once before.

Su Mu is currently the strongest weapon forger in the world of Possa, and who knows if he still has a counterfeit Five Elements Mountain in his possession.

"You can inspect the goods in person."

Su Mu smiled faintly and said, "If you tell me later that Five Elements Mountain is fake, I will not take responsibility."

Who knows if you guys switched the items?

Transactions are best discussed face-to-face; there's no point in resolving them afterwards.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, frowned.

It's not stupid; how could it not understand the teasing tone in Su Mu's words?
Doesn't this mean that if they can't tell the difference between the real and fake Five Elements Mountain in person, then they deserve to be deceived?

Just because he's a weapons smith, does that mean he can do whatever he wants?

The beasts exchanged glances, each seeing the helplessness in the other's eyes.

It must be said that the weapon-making division can really do whatever it wants.

Last time they failed to distinguish the real from the fake Five Elements Mountain. If they do it again, who can guarantee that the Five Elements Mountain that Su Mu sells to them will be the real one?
All the gazes of the Void Beast Celestial Venerables fell upon Zhu Tongtian, the Void Beast Lord.

The Five Elements Mountain is what Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, needs, and he is also the one who understands the Five Elements Mountain best.

"I can tell the difference between the real and fake Five Elements Mountain."

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, said coldly, "I will not fall twice in the same place."

"If anyone tries to fool me with a fake Five Elements Mountain, they're dreaming!"

Su Mu smiled faintly, "So, you've agreed to this deal?"

"We will return the Yang Realm lands we occupied to you, and we will also cede ten thousand miles of land in the Xu Realm to you. Within three years, the Xu Realm will not take the initiative to wage war."

Wu Ma Tianzun said in a deep voice.

"We agree to these three conditions."

"readily."

Su Mu clapped his hands and said, "Wu Ma Heavenly Venerable, I think if you were to become the ruler of the Void Realm, we would definitely be able to get along well."

"Humph!"

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, snorted coldly.

Wu Ma Tianzun also snorted coldly.

"Su Mu, don't use such a crude tactic of sowing discord."

Wu Ma Tianzun said coldly, "Do you think you can sow discord between me and Zhu Tongtian like this?"
Zhu Tongtian becoming the Lord of the Void Beasts was a decision made jointly by all of us Void Beast Celestial Venerables.

As for you, I think the Heavenly Venerables of your mortal realm might not be satisfied with you.

"If one day you can't make it in the mortal realm, I can certainly reserve a place for you in my Void Realm."

"How do you know that I, the Celestial Venerable of the Yang Realm, am not satisfied with Su Mu?"

He Tianzun said, "How can you, a mere Void Beast, represent me, the Heavenly Venerable of the Yang Realm?"

Su Mu is the Lord of Yang in my Yang Realm. Your Void Realm wants to recruit the Lord of Yang from my Yang Realm? You simply don't have the means."

"Haha, you know the situation in your mortal realm very well."

Wu Ma Tianzun laughed loudly.

"Alright, arguing is the most pointless thing."

Su Mu interrupted the argument between the two Celestial Venerables, saying slowly, "Since the matter has been settled, we will not disturb you any longer."

"He Tianzun, let's go." "Wait!"

Wu Ma Tianzun said in a deep voice.

"What? You want to back out?"

He Tianzun's face darkened, and his aura surged into the sky.

"Have you forgotten something? Where is Five Elements Mountain?"

Wu Ma Tianzun didn't even glance at He Tianzun, but just stared at Su Mu.

The dignified Celestial Venerable He has been completely reduced to a supporting role.

"When I return to the Yang Realm and see my new territory, I will naturally give you the Five Elements Mountain."

Su Mu said calmly.

"If you're worried, then come with me."

After saying that, Su Mu ignored all the Void Beast Celestial Venerables and flew straight towards the Yang Realm.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, changed his expression and clenched his fists. He used all his strength to suppress the murderous intent in his heart.

"Follow him!"

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, waved his hand.

A magical scene happened.

Su Mu and He Tianzun were in front, followed by Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, and a group of Void Beast Heavenly Venerables.

The group of powerful figures swaggered around like that.

…………

A flash of light and shadow, and the Thief Heavenly Venerable landed out of thin air on the Sword Gate Pass.

After his feet touched solid ground, the Heavenly Thief couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

too frightening.

What kind of weapon is that that even the Celestial Venerable couldn't stop?
Poor He Tianzun, he was captured alive along with Su Mu by Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts!

The dignified Celestial Venerable has fallen to such a state.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly; otherwise, he would probably be a prisoner of Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, just like He Tianzun.

"The Heavenly Thief? I thought it was someone else, but it's you."

With a whooshing sound, Li Tianzun and the others appeared on the city wall of Jianmen Pass. Upon seeing Dao Tianzun, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

They had just sensed the aura of a Celestial Venerable suddenly intruding into Sword Gate Pass from the Void Realm, and initially thought it was the Void Beast Celestial Venerable attacking.

That's why they rushed over.

It turned out to be the Thief of Heaven.

"You're back? Where's He Tianzun? And Su Mu? Did you manage to rescue anyone?"

Li Tianzun asked.

A group of people gathered on the city wall; they were none other than the Martial Sect disciples led by Tian Cangchen.

They were able to escape back to the Ruins Realm alive only because Su Mu risked his life to save them.

They have been helping to guard Jianmen Pass these days.

On one hand, they were guarding the Yang Realm, and on the other hand, they were waiting for Su Mu to return.

Now that Li Tianzun had asked, all the Martial Sect disciples pricked up their ears, as they were all very concerned about Su Mu's life or death.

A hint of hesitation flashed across the face of the Heavenly Thief.

be honest?

The story of He Tianzun being captured alive by the Lord of the Void Beasts is not easy to talk about.

Even if he doesn't care about He Tianzun's reputation, once this kind of news gets out, it will greatly affect the morale of the mortal realm.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, possesses the ability to capture Celestial Venerables alive. Even the Heavenly Venerable Thief can imagine that once the Celestial Venerables of the Yang Realm find out, they will definitely try to avoid or evade any attacks from the Void Realm.

But if I don't say it—

He also wanted to ask a few helpers to go to the Ruins Realm to rescue He Tianzun.

He couldn't handle that staff by himself, so he needed to ask several celestial beings to help him in order to have a chance to rescue He Tianzun.

"You failed? Su Mu has already died at the hands of the Void Beast?"

Seeing that Dao Tianzun hesitated to answer, Li Tianzun was secretly delighted, but his face showed a solemn expression. "My Yang Realm Lord died at the hands of the Void Realm. We, the warriors of the Yang Realm, swear to avenge this!"

The relationship between Li Tianzun and Su Mu was not harmonious; in fact, they harbored considerable resentment towards each other.

But since Su Muren was already dead, Li Tianzun didn't mind being magnanimous.

"I swear to avenge this!"

There were also some disciples of the Azure Sky Sect nearby. Hearing their ancestor say this, they all shouted back.

"stop!"

The Thief Celestial Master snapped out of his daze, raised his hand to silence the crowd, and said irritably, "What are you shouting for? Su Mu isn't dead yet, what revenge are you talking about?"

"Not dead yet?"

A hint of disappointment flashed deep in Li Tianzun's eyes. He asked in confusion, "Since he's not dead yet, why didn't you bring him back?"

"My Azure Sky Sect has even lent you the Primordial Chaos Cloak."

"We'll talk about the Hunyuan Cloak later."

Thief Celestial changed the subject, saying, "Although Su Mu isn't dead, he's fallen into the hands of Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts. Celestial He is looking for an opportunity to rescue him, and the reason I've returned this time is to find some helpers—"

The Heavenly Thief's brain worked at lightning speed, and he finally came up with a solution.

In this way, He Tianzun's face was saved, and he could openly invite helpers.

"What did you say?"

Li Tianzun's expression changed, and his tone rose.

"The dignified Lord of the Yang Realm was captured alive by Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts?"

It is unheard of for a king of one country to be captured alive by the king of the other during a war between two countries.

He has utterly disgraced the mortal realm!

"That's not quite how it works."

Stealing the Dao of the Heavenly Venerable.

Even He Tianzun was captured alive, so it's not surprising that Su Mu, who is only at the Heavenly Fate Realm, couldn't defeat the weapon in the hands of Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts.

Thief Celestial was also a little guilty. He had concealed important information, which did indeed affect Su Mu's prestige.

But there's no other way; either He Tianzun will lose face, or Su Mu will be embarrassed.

Dao Tianzun was closer to He Tianzun, so of course he would prioritize saving He Tianzun's face.

"Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war."

The Heavenly Thief tried his best to save face for Su Mu.

"While victory and defeat are common occurrences in war, as the Lord of the Yang Realm, he bears the reputation of the entire Yang Realm on his shoulders."

Li Tianzun said in a deep voice, "Even in secular countries, there is a saying that a country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Now, Su Mu, as the Lord of Yang Realm, has fallen into the hands of the Void Beast. What if the Void Beast uses him to threaten our Yang Realm?"
Therefore, I suggest that we must immediately elect a new Yang Lord to lead the Yang Realm in resisting the Void Realm!

Li Tianzun spoke with righteous indignation, leaving Dao Tianzun momentarily speechless and unable to find a rebuttal.

"We should try to save him instead of giving up on him now."

Tian Cangchen shouted loudly.

He originally had no right to speak at that moment.

But he spoke anyway.

The pride of a martial arts disciple wouldn't allow him to remain silent now.

Others may give up on Su Mu, but the Martial Sect cannot.

The lives of the Martial Sect disciples were saved by Su Mu. Now Su Mu needs help. If the Martial Sect stands idly by, then there is no reason for the Martial Sect to exist.

Disciples of the Martial Sect will never act like despicable villains!

"I don't care what you think, but we, the Martial Sect, only recognize Su Mu as the Lord of Yang."

If you won't save them, we will!

Tian Cangchen shouted, "Even if we are unable to rescue Lord Su Yang, my Martial Sect disciples will still die in the Ruins Realm."

We will never be cowards!

Who are you trying to call a coward?

Li Tianzun's face darkened, and he said coldly, "I am doing this for the Yang Realm. What do you, a mere Heavenly Fate Realm cultivator, know?"
Even if Su Mu needs to be saved, the new Yang Lord should give the order. When did it become your place to speak?

Li Tianzun merely snorted coldly, and Tian Cangchen was already severely injured, staggering back several steps, feeling short of breath and unable to speak.

"What do you guys have to say?"

Thief Celestial Venerable looked at the other Celestial Venerables present and said in a deep voice, "Do you also agree with Celestial Venerable Li's idea?"

"I think Li Tianzun makes sense."

Another Celestial Venerable said, "We advised Su Mu not to put himself in danger back then."

As the ruler of Yang, he was too headstrong.

Now it's all over. It doesn't matter that he himself has fallen into the hands of the Void Realm, but he may implicate the entire Yang Realm. Such a person is simply not suitable to be the Lord of Yang.

Now it's perfect to choose a new Yang master.

The other celestial beings nodded in agreement.

"Su Mu becoming the Lord of Yang was agreed upon by all of us Heavenly Venerables. How long has it been, and you're already going back on your word?"

If the whole world knew this, wouldn't they say that we, the Heavenly Venerables, had gone back on our word?

The Heavenly Thief was so angry he laughed.

“We don’t want to change the Yang Master either, but the current situation is that Su Mu has already fallen into the hands of the Void Beast, and we have no choice but to do so.”

Li Tianzun said, "It's not that we, the Heavenly Venerable, are going back on our word; it's that Su Mu is not up to the task."

In this situation, electing a new ruler is the best option for the mortal realm!

"Good, good, good!"

The Heavenly Thief said, "Even if you want to choose a new Yang Master, then Su Mu will not be saved?"
Li Tianzun, don't forget, the suspicion that your Cangqiong Sect colluded with the Void Beasts has not yet been cleared.

Now that you're proposing to re-elect the Yang Master, I can hardly help but suspect that you don't want Su Mu to come back alive!

You're afraid that if Su Mu comes back alive, he'll refine the Heart-Revealing Mirror and ultimately prove that your Azure Sky Sect colluded with the Void Realm..."

"The Heavenly Thief!"

Li Tianzun's face darkened, and he coldly shouted, "Watch your words! What reason does my Cangqiong Sect have to collude with the Void Realm?"

"Then you won't be able to ask me!"

"The Heavenly Thief Lord sneered."

Others may fear Li Tianzun, but he is not.

We are all Heavenly Venerables, and I am no weaker than you.

"My suggestion to re-elect the Lord of Yang was for the sake of the Yang Realm. I never said I wouldn't save Su Mu!"

Li Tianzun narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "I have said that a new Yang Master will be chosen, and the new Yang Master will find a way to rescue Su Mu."

Otherwise, are we, the celestial beings, supposed to make all the decisions?

"Whether you choose the new Yang Lord or not is none of my business. I'm just asking you, I need three—no, four—Celestial Venerables to accompany me to the Void Realm to rescue Su Mu. Who among you is willing to go with me?"

Thief Celestial stared intently at Li Celestial Venerable and said in a deep voice, "If your Azure Sky Sect is innocent, Li Celestial Venerable, do you dare to go with me?"

"You Heavenly Thief, can't you understand human language? I said, first choose the New Yang Master, let the New Yang Master figure out a way to save people—"

Li Tianzun said.

Before he could finish speaking, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

"Oh no! The Void Beasts are attacking!"

One of the lookouts shouted, "It's a Celestial Venerable-level Void Beast!"
A Celestial Venerable-level Void Beast has attacked! And not just one! There are many!

The Heavenly Venerables, including Dao Tianzun and Li Tianzun, could no longer afford to argue and all looked up towards Jianmen Pass.

More than ten powerful auras could be seen slowly approaching Jianmen Pass from afar. (End of Chapter)